gallon
Plural: gallons
Noun
- A unit of liquid measure, equal to four quarts.
- United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
- a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters
- A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints
- exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon
- 231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a "U.S. liquid gallon")
- one-eighth of a U.S. bushel or approximately 4.405 liters for dry goods (a "U.S. dry gallon").
- A large quantity (of any liquid).
Examples
- He needed a GALLON of points to catch up, but only had small tiles.
- The pipe burst and gallons of water flooded into the kitchen.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English gallon, galoun, galun, from Old Northern French galun, galon (“liquid measure”) (compare Old French jalon), from Late Latin galum, galus (“measure of wine”), from Vulgar Latin *galla (“vessel”), possibly from Gaulish [Term?], ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“goblet”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κύλιξ (kúlix, “cup”), Sanskrit कलश (kalaśa, “jar, pitcher; measure of liquid”). Related to Old French gille (“wine measure”) (from Medieval Latin gillō (“earthenware jar”)), Old French jale (“bowl”), Old French jaloie (“measure of capacity”).
Scrabble Score: 7
gallon: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordgallon: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gallon: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
gallon: valid Words With Friends Word